Stock Dove

I must admit that feral pigeons are not my favourite birds, but I'm a little less hostile to the Stock Dove.  Superficially and at first sight,  it is very like a feral pigeon - although it is a little smaller.  Once you know what to look for, you can see that it lacks the wing bars of the pigeon and has softer outlines and a darker eye.  A feral pigeon has quite a distinctive bright orange eye while the bigger wood pigeon has a greenish yellow eye.